484 Tachinidae. 



Female. Similar; frons still broader than in male, nearly double 

 as broad as the eye. 



Length 7 — 8 mm. 



V. hilaris is very rare, I know only two specimens, a male and 

 a female, from near Horsens in Jutland (I. Th. Skovgaard). Both 

 specimens are bred from Cucullia chamomillae. 



Geographical distribution: — The occurrence of this species in 

 Denmark is rather surprising, for it is otherwise only known from 

 Tunisia (a male and a female). 



3. V. trepida Meig. 



1824. Meig. Syst. Besclir. IV, 300, 106 {Tachina) et 1838. VII, 201, 3 

 {Plagia). — 1844. Zett. Dipt. Scand. III, 1025, 14 et 1859. XIII, 6077, 14 

 {Tachina). — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 438 (Plagia). — 1891. B. B. Denkschr. 

 Akad. Wiss. Wien, LVIII, 354 {Paraplagia). — 1896. Pand. Rev. Entoni. XV, 

 42, 3. — 1907. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. III, 371. — 1909. Villen. Wien. Ent. Zeitg. 

 XXVIII, 333. — 1921. Baer, Zeitschr. f. angew. Ent. VII, 366. — 1924. Stein, 

 Arch. f. Naturgesch. 90, 6, 122, 4. — Tachina amhigua Meig. (nec Fall.) 1824. 

 1. c. IV, 298, 103, Tab. XL, Fig. 31 et 1838. VII, 201, 1 {Plagia). — T. curvi- 

 nervis Zett. 1844. 1. c. III, 1018, 6 et 1859. XIII, 6074, 6. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 

 438 (Plagia). — T. ruficornis Zett. 1844. 1. c. III, 1019, 7. — 1893. B. B. 1. c. 

 LX, 224 (Paraplagia). — T. suhcincta Zett. 1844. 1. c. III, 1026, 15. — T. cunei- 

 cornis Zett. 1844. 1. c. III, 1080, 77. — 1893. B. B. 1. c. LX, 220 (Plagia). — 

 Plagia impressa v. d. Wulp, 1869. Entom. Tijdschr. 2, IV, 139, 2, Tab. IV, 

 Fig. 2. 



Male. Frons above broader than the eye, very slightly protruding. 

 Orbits yellowish, cheeks and jowls silvery white; frontal stripe reddish 

 or yellowish brown seen from above, but from in front it is yellowish 

 like the orbits. Two or three orbital bristles. Frontal bristles reaching 

 about to end of second antennal joint, two uppermost reclinate, 

 the hinder directed somewhat outwards. On the cheeks, below the 

 frontals two to several downwards directed bristles, one of them 

 specially strong, and when there are two or three bristles, the strong 

 bristle is the lowermost, but when there are more there is one or a 

 couple smaller below it. Vibrissæ not ascending. Orbits and upper 

 part of cheeks sparingly with black hairs; jowls bare, with only 

 one hindmarginal bristle. Occiput grey, with somewhat sparge whitish 

 hairs. Antennæ black, second joint more or less to quite red {rufi- 

 cornis), third joint about double as long as second, somewhat broad; 

 arista thickened to near end, second joint elongated. Palpi yellow 

 to black. Thorax black, greyish pruinose, with four black stripes. 



